Director henry hathaway was already familiar with crime thrillers, having helmed such previous efforts as johnny apollo and the house on 92nd street, and he competently makes the shift to the edgier, more fatalist film noir game with ease and. The private investigator bradford galt has just moved from san francisco, where he was framed by his former partner anthony jardine and unfairly spent two years in jail, to a well located office of his own in new york, where he works with his efficient, witty. The drama features steven geray, micheline cheirel, eugene borden, among others. The dark corner 1946 when bradford galt mark stevens, a tough private investigator, realizes that hes being followed, he confronts his assailant. The dark corner 1946 henry hathaways tight little noir the dark corner 1946 is often lost in the critical shuffle of the directors betterknown films from this era the house on 92nd street 1945, kiss of death 1947 and call northside 777 1948 but it retains a good reputation among noir cultists as a gem, a sleeper, an unsung classic. I liked it and i am glad i saw it, although it is not exactly playing in the same league as the. The best opening in film noir history as hit men charles mcgraw and william conrad converge on a smalltown diner. The dark corner is a black and white film about a private detective mark stevens who becomes entangled in a web of deceit and murder. The building is actually the 59 story solomon tower located at 500 5th ave. Spoilers 1 in later years, lucille ball was vocal about hating the experience of shooting the dark corner. Hello readers welcome to week three of actress month. When he finds someone is tailing and possibly trying to kill him, galt believes jardine is behind it. In new york, private investigator bradford galt mark stevens asks his secretary kathleen lucille ball to help him catch a man who has been following him.
The evil twin movie is an old hoary chestnut that is usually just an excuse for an actor to ham it up. Director henry hathaway was already familiar with crime thrillers, having helmed such previous efforts as johnny apollo and the house on 92nd street, and he competently makes the shift to the edgier, more fatalist film noir game with ease and assurance, if little in. Dark, creepy, kind of obscure and maybe could have spelt it out. Comprising many of hollywoods finest films, film noir tells realistic stories about crime, mystery, femmes fatales and moral conflict. Synopsis save your lipstick, girls, he plays for keeps. Sometimes abrupt, sometimes cultivated, a forever twisting yet enveloping violence is an integral part of the plot censors worldwide, of course, saw fit to mutilate it. As a result, mgm loaned her to fox for this picture, which included a. The dark mirror has not been shown on tv for many years. Therefore nonexisting phone numbers are not subject as a factual mistake.
This has to be my favorite nondana andrews film noir. This weeks noir of the week looks in the dark mirror. Birch plays two characters, alternating between them each time she falls asleep, each of whom believes that the other is a dream. Discover what genre the dark corner, 1946, directed by henry hathaway, with lucille ball, clifton webb, william bendix, belongs at turner classic movies. Mark stevens is a dark horse among fellow sam spade detectives, and easier on the eyes than most of his rival cinema gumshoes. Dark corners is a 2006 horror thriller film directed by ray gower and starring thora birch. Apr 07, 2016 secretary lucille ball helps her private eye boss when hes framed for murder in the dark corner 1946.
The dark corner 1946 cast and crew when bradford galt mark stevens, a tough private investigator, realizes that hes being followed, he confronts his assailant, a. Galts surroundings are drab and dreary, in marked contrast to the lush. The best years of our lives aka glory for me and home again is a 1946 american drama film directed by william wyler, and starring myrna loy, fredric march, dana andrews, teresa wright, virginia mayo, and harold russell. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dark corners. This weeks lucy selection come from 1946, the dark corner.
The dark corner 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Lucy and mark stevens are great together mark plays a pi who gets framed for a murder. However, they usually dont use existing phone numbers, instead use the 555 prefix which is reserved for movie making purposes. Ex con turned private investigator bradford galt suspects. Edmund obrien decides to take a little time off in san francisco. The dark corner 1946 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Urging the next headlights that brighten the dark corners of the room, but never the darkness in her. The dark corner this hardboiled detective yarn begins with seething anger in stevens, a gumshoe framed for a crime he didnt commit. It is to be hoped that some light will yet break upon their darkness. Its time for you to draw upon your skills in exploration, investigation, and combat as you battle the evil incarnate.
Fun noir that owes half of its existence to laura and half to a bunch of hard boiled private dick movies that star someone more convincing than mark stevens. The first of them, karen clarke, is a mortuary worker who awakes to find that she has injuries which she does not recall. The film is about three united states servicemen readjusting to civilian life after coming home from world war ii. At the time the dark corner was made, lucille ball was suing to get out of her contract with mgm. Secretary lucille ball helps her private eye boss when hes framed for murder in the dark corner 1946. The isolated hills and hollows of dark corner were a haven for confederate deserters during the war and in succeeding decades for countless illicit whiskey distillers. His secretary lucille ball goes outside of the boundaries of her job description to fight to try to help him survive. The titles give top billing to lucille ball, clifton webb, and william bendix but the star of the film is mark stevens, an underrated actor who could play hardbitten parts as well as anyone. The dark corner is a 1946 blackandwhite film noir directed by. So dark the night is a 1946 american crime film in the film noir tradition, directed by joseph h. The dark corner 1946 cast and crew when bradford galt mark stevens, a tough private investigator, realizes that hes being followed, he confronts his assailant, a shifty fellow named fred foss. However, according to the manhattan phone book for 1946, they only had the chelsea 2 and chelsea 3 exchanges.
Any movie with william bendix is bound to be interesting. Lucy is his eager to help secretary in one of her best nonmusical roles in my. The unexpected twist in the middle of the dark corner and mark stevens rugged voice put me right in the noir mood, a state i love to be in. May 16, 20 the dark corner 1946 the dark corner is a black and white film about a private detective mark stevens who becomes entangled in a web of deceit and murder. A fairly neglected exercise in film noir, the dark corner is a more than adequate if less than topflight example of the genre. Standard noir about a twice framed private eye mark stevens with all the usual suspects. A secretary tries to help her boss, who is framed for a murder.
Its a sordid tale of deceit and murder, expressed visually in typical 1940s film noir style. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The dark corner 1946 clifton webb, mark stevens crime, filmnoir. The kennel murder case full movie william powell mary astor tcc ai color duration. The dark corner is a 1946 blackandwhite film noir directed by henry hathaway starring lucille ball, mark stevens and clifton webb. Dark corners digs deep in the cinemas past to pull out the horrible things that lurk in the dark corners. Dark corner, the film noir, a classic film style of the 40s and 50s, is noted for its dark themes, stark camera angles and highcontrast lighting. The camera follows him around as the plot of the movie unfolds. Brad galt mark stevens is a bitter excon, turned private eye, who depends upon his faithful secretary kathleen lucille ball to keep his life in order. Clifton webb gets off some genuine zingers albeit while attempting one every line and william bendix adds another movie to that brief postwar window where he could deliver heavies with depth and genuine menace whenever he showed up. Passed 1h 39min crime, drama, filmnoir 8 may 1946 usa a secretary tries to help her boss, who is framed for a murder.
Call of cthulhu dark corners of the earth is a firstperson horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements. The dark corner 1946 hello readers welcome to week three of actress month. The private investigator bradford galt has just moved from san francisco, where he was framed by his former partner anthony jardine and unfairly spent two years in jail, to a well located office of his own in new york, where he works with his efficient, witty and very beautiful secretary kathleen. The dark corner 1946 is a crime, drama movie starring lucille ball and clifton webb. A movie you are absolutely forced to watch, the dark corner has all the atmospheric earmarks of hathaways style.
The film is part of the filmhistorical phase of film noir, the black series that began in hollywood during the second world war and lasted until. Review by beautifulkiller mark stevens is a detective framed for murder in the dark corner, a 1946 film noir starring lucille ball, clifton webb and william bendix. With lucille ball, clifton webb, william bendix, mark stevens. With rue madeleine 1947, hathaway grafted noir visuals onto an espionage thriller with fine results. Private investigator bradford galt has moved to new york from san fransisco after serving a jail term on account of his lawyer partner tony jardine. Another lucy movie, a comedy, where lucy shines is the long trailer made during the height of i love lucy days. I remember seen it when i was a teenager and being completely mesmerized by olivia dehavillands subtle playing of identical twin sisters. This little b movie gets the usual deft direction by noir expert, robert siodmak.
By the mid1940s, it was delving into the dark corners of the mind, thanks to the cultural embrace of psychoanalysis. The film noir the dark corner 1946 also earned critical praise, in part for a solid cast that included mark stevens, william bendix, clifton webb, and lucille ball. Anyone growing up in the 70s and 80s were treated to evil twin twin tv episodes featuring the star playing a long lost brother with a beard or eye patch. This 1946 bmovie is a good, solid and original example of film noir.
You will draw upon your skills in exploration, investigation, and combat while faced with. Movie title from the film the dark corner 1946, directed by henry hathaway, starring mark stevens, lucille ball, william bendix. I believe century did a lot of movie tieins and novelizations. You will draw upon your skills in exploration, investigation, and combat while faced with the seemingly impossible task of battling evil incarnate. The skyscraper where cathcarts dentist is located is referred to in this movie as the grant building. The first of them, karen clarke, is a mortuary worker who awakes to find that she has injuries which she does not. The rest of the movie, starring burt lancaster and ava gardner, is good, too.
This feat was also accomplished by her wb friendcompetitor, bette davis in more or less at about the same time in another melodrama, a stolen life. Dark corners is a 2006 horrorthriller film directed by ray gower and starring thora birch. This is one of several really fine noir films from twentieth century fox. The ending of the film has an interesting twist as brad confronts cathcart in his art museum, and cathcart confesses to being responsible for the. Im backed up in a dark corner and i dont know whos hitting me. I gave it four stars based on the fact that it is quite possibly the strangest movie ive seen to date.
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